by Alan Marzilli | Mar 8, 2018 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, For Facilitators
I recently read that mental health workers and advocates in British Columbia bungee jump from a bridge each year to raise funds that support WRAP groups and hiring peer support workers. Sounds extreme, especially when you consider that they do this in February,...
by Alan Marzilli | Feb 28, 2018 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, News, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
WRAP means something different to each person. Our website has a “WRAP is …” page, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. For some, WRAP helps with meeting important work or school goals. Others might use it to cope with past trauma. For every WRAP, there is a different...
by Alan Marzilli | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
During difficult times, we must work to maintain our recovery. How do we balance our own needs with the need to get involved as advocates for change? I’ve been thinking hard about this issue for several days. My brother-in-law is the principal of an elementary school...
by Candice Russell | Feb 14, 2018 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
February is Black History Month in the U.S. and Canada, and it’s also observed in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and other nations. This month is often used to look back at prominent black civil rights activists and highlight the accomplishments of black...
by Alan Marzilli | Feb 8, 2018 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Early Warning Signs, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
If you follow American sports, this riddle shouldn’t be very difficult to solve. His team lost the big game. Americans are by no means alone in our fanaticism about sporting events. Whether it’s soccer, skiing, cricket, ice hockey, or table tennis, just about every...